Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-02
Twenty.One Counties Make an Appeal fol-
Aid-Not Less than $500, 600 Must BIO
Raised at Once.

l. n. Roach, 1dIheE COuuLy.
H Porter, Taylor county.
RE. Hendry. Palo Pinto county.
J.T.Eyans, Coleman county.
HIP. Jones, jack county.
J. S. Shepard, Stephens county.
Sylvester Adams, Runnels county.
J.F. Cunningham, Jones county.
Peter Hart, Shacgelford county.
Each of the above named judges pre-
scented his statement Of the condition and
number Of persons in his county suffer
ing, and needing assistance, from the Ell
fects OF the drouth of the past year, after
which the written reports of the follow
ing county judges, under their respective
official seals and signatures, were read on
the ssme subject:
F HID Williams. Young county.
f H T. Berry, Hood county.
Ethan Allen, Martin county.
R b. Conner, Brown county.
1T. HsmmoDs, Esstland county.
IA. Hardin, C0msuche county.
10 HanRa, Nolan county.
W. G. Thomas, Fisher county,
VIM. ". Moores, Ersth county.
C j Chapman, Haskell county.
A R. Barry, BOsque county.
1t was moved ana carried by unanimous
vote that the reports of county judges not
vet handed IN be received by the secretary
and filed with the above reports.
After full expression OF all present
and discussion of several hours, the fol-
| lowing appeal vas unanimously adopted ::
TO the State Government, the National Con
gress, and TO All Philauthro hists, Charitable
Societies and Charitable Persons:
Be it known, that st d meeting OF coun-
ty Judges, held in Albany, Shcackelford
county, Tex, on the 29Lh day Of Deem
Der, 1886, in which meeting, len counties,
to Wit: Stephens, Coleman, Trylor,
Callahan, Jack, Snackeltord, Parker, Palo
Pinto, Jones and Runnels were repre-
sented by the county judges Of said cuuD-
ties, in person, and eleven counties, to
wit: Hood, Martin, Brown, Ea-t!and,
Cumancap, Nolan, Fisher, Eralh, Haskell,
Young and B sque, sentreports under seal
of their respective county judges, it
WAS shown that in each and eve-y one OF
these counties there has been partial,
and, in many parts, an absolute and COM
plete failure Of all crops, and IN consr-
Qaence Of such failure of crops Of al
kinds, there Is great want and acinal sui
fering among the people If this section,
and that there Is an tNisting, imperative
med ofa1dEdemandifor relief in the way,"f
food ard clothing for about thirty thou
sand (800U0) people for FIVE or six
months, or until crops can be raised: and
there is a further necessity for dona-
lions of seed for planting, and other re-
lief, for a much larger number who are
nor yet in absolute need OF immediate
euppliSs Of food, but who must have aid
TO enable them TO remain at their homes
and make crop next year.
We most heartily iadorse and approve
the action OF sll those noble MINDED per-
sons who have interested themselves in
behalf OF those OF our people who are now
suffering from cold and hunger, and e0-
press our regret that EnT one has been so
nieled by false statements SIS TO assert
that there is DO want and no suffering fer
f3od and clothing II this section, and
While we deFlOre the fact, yet the fact
Kiss that there ia sexual want, the result
of drought that has caused TIE compt. te
failure q crops, which csn only
b. relieved by I'D promptly eX-
tended By OUT state and national
govern mrnts, and the charitable public
We realize the fact that help is needed,
md help must he had from some source
10 feed sud clotae the destitute, and we
feel justified in making this appeal, not
only for bread to feed the hungry and
clothing for those who need il, bnt also
Tor sprjhg seed with which to sow our
fields, with the cope of resping harvest
next year that eha.l drive want and sui
fering from cur country; and in cur
opinion anything less than So 0,000 will
be inadequate to the present necessities
of our people to enable them to live and
make another crop.
With Ihese facts established by personal
observation, we place the claims of our
suffering people before charitable,
Christian world, and ask 81 h assistance
IS our more fortunate brethren and
friends nay be able TO exfen i; and IN
his connection -e thilk it is our duty 10
ak the papers Throughout the state to
GesiSt from making statements denying
the fact Of the destllution now 10 be- found
in this section, for the reason that such
state mnnts, false in themselves, have
heretofore served to close the hand Of
that Caristian Charity that would
furnish the relief so much needed.
While gratefully approaching the con-
Ii3udCnS already receive from a
generous public, we are panied to &C
knowledge that those amounts, being now
almost exhausted, have proved made
quate to the pressing necessities of the
needy IN our respective counties. The
following TT solution was adopted:
r. solved, by this Convention that we
heartily indoESe he bill introduced in
congress by our representative, Hon. S.
W. !, Lanham, ask ng cid for the portion
Of he state Of Texas embracing the coun-
ties represented by Us, end which are in
Guided in the droughty part of the state;
snd that We urge aud entreat the congress
If the United States TO pass said bill, ana
rhQs aid our citizsns to get seed with
ST71fch 70 sow and plant their spring
;oFops.
= e. TAst the secretary of this meeting
be Afs4aested to forward copy Of cur
appeal, showing the destitutiOn OF TIL.
drou4ht-stricken p rtiOu u the state, and
copy Of this resolution 10 our repre-
ta'iye at Washington CRY,
1t WAS moved md carried that com
thiltee Of five be appointed, to be known
IS Central Aid committee" Following
are the names Of those comp sing this
committee: Judge K Fleming, Judge
John Neil any, Judge N. L. Bar